Regan Smith Pops Latest World Record in 100 Backstroke at World Cup in Singapore
Regan Smith lowered her world record in the short-course version of the 100 backstroke at the World Cup stop in Singapore on Friday.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.comI don’t have live access to the latest updates right now. Here’s what’s recently notable in the 100m backstroke world records:
- For long course (short in meters, 50m pool): Regan Smith and Kaylee McKeown have traded world-best times in recent years, with Smith frequently challenging and equaling records in various meets, though the current official long-course world record time is held by Kaylee McKeown as of mid-2024, and Smith has matched or approached near-records in later World Cup events.[4][7]
- For short course (25m pool): Regan Smith and Kaylee McKeown have both set and approached short-course records in 2024–2025 World Cup stops, with Smith notably equalling or breaking times around the mid-54s range for women in the 100m backstroke.[10][4]
If you want, I can look up the exact latest timestamped world record in both long course and short course, and provide sources. Would you like me to do that and also include a quick summary of the current record holders by gender and course?